Race and national origin, and state classification alienage trigger strict scrutinty
Classifications based on gender are intermediate scrunity
The measure would have to be substantially related to the objective
Disability, age, poverty
Cleburn- SC said that mentally retarded people have political standing. Theres not rational basis for requiring this group home to have a permit when others are not required. (requires closer fit bw means and ends. Ct says its rational basis, but really isnt.) 5 th circuit erred in applied strict scrutiny. City violates equal protection under rational review. We apply heightened scrutiny when theres a history of severe discrimination. Traditional rational basis will accept any purpose. Cleburne is heightened rational basis review/scrutiny (Reid v. Reid- discrimination between women and men for estate). Strict scrutiny- is not supposed to be deferential, but in korematsu, we see deferential Rational basis Carolene products- footnote 4 Mentally is a quasi